[Fleecewife]

How abouta saltire with an S in each quadrant or is that too naff 

How about a saltire with animals in each quadrant?

[Rosemary]

How about a saltire with animals in each quadrant?

Silhouettes maybe?

[Beewyched]

Wow - things have really moved along on here since last night

I'm more than happy to attend meetings AND roll my sleeves up 

[Fleecewife]

How about a saltire with animals in each quadrant?

Silhouettes maybe?

Yes, simple as Karen said.  Too many types to have one per quadrant, maybe poultry pecking on the ground in front of something bigger, say pigs, for the top one? Then multi-horned sheep (this is Scotland after all) in front of a Shetland cow for the bottom one, goats to one side, horses to the other. What have I missed?
SSSS might be confusing - SSS already stands for Shetland Sheep Soc and Soay Sheep Soc, so maybe the whole words printed beneath?

[HappyHippy]

Okay, this is what I've come up with initially - I know it needs a LOT of work  Give me a bit more time (and a chunkier pen) and I'll try and improve it a bit.
I think smallholding is way too diverse to have just 4 images to represent it - can you imagine the riots from everyone if their particular 'thing' didn't feature ? Although saying that, even this doesn't contain all of them 
What do you think ? (Assuming it shows up clearly, I've never got the hang of getting the image size just right on here lol!)

[robert waddell]

your going to burn yourself out    bruce will need to pamper you

[HappyHippy]

Me ? Never ?
Plenty of time for rest when I'm dead 
And Bruce is a good, good man (though I do get more done when he's working  ) and he can see the long term good, so as long as his dinner's on the table and I'm happy he's okay with it 
Karen x

[doganjo]

Sorry, Karen, but I think that's awful busy for a logo.  Aren't they usually fairly simple things?  I'm not at all artistic so can't help on the design.

[Rosemary]

I agree with Annie - it needs to be easy to replicate of mechandise.  Maybe no direct smallholding images, then no-one's offended.

[milly molly]

Just seen this, happy to help out too
How about a demo from the working horse man that sells all the gear to use horsepower instead of tractor.
Could put some cash in too if required

Mandy

[Rosemary]

Just seen this, happy to help out too
How about a demo from the working horse man that sells all the gear to use horsepower instead of tractor.
Could put some cash in too if required

Mandy

This is the man I've been looking for! Where do I find him? And yes, I think that's exactly the sort of thing we'd be looking for. Thanks Mandy. Can you either put details on here or PM me?

[SallyintNorth]

How about a demo from the working horse man that sells all the gear to use horsepower instead of tractor.
Mandy

This is the man I've been looking for! Where do I find him? And yes, I think that's exactly the sort of thing we'd be looking for. Thanks Mandy. Can you either put details on here or PM me?

Me too please! 

[doganjo]

Would Mayfield not allow and inaugural meeting for a new organisation? Especially if CSSA booked it?

Just had more thoughts - about stands - paying ones and maybe also charities like RDA?  They usually have things to sell and sometimes tombolas which brings in the kids and parents.

We need lots of costing - so we can work out charges fro stands , and entry fees etc.
And we need advice on show layout and floor areas allocated to different types of stands.  Which stands or animals need to be indoors and what can be outside, bearing in mind September weather can be beautiful or terrible.

[HappyHippy]

Comments on the logo taken on-board  I'll have another go tonight once the kids are sleeping.

I'm waiting for the layout plans to arrive from Lanark (snail mail  ) and once we've got them we can figure out how many stands, costings for each etc etc etc

I think, if we're looking at September as a date (and it is usually quieter then in the smallholder world ) we'd be best to plan for holding it completely inside. This way we'll not be at the mercy of the weather  It IS Scotland, it IS September and who knows what the weather will be doing ? at least if it's all under cover we don't have to worry about rain/hail/snow affecting visitor numbers 
Karen 

[doganjo]

I think I've only seen part of KL & S then - it doesn't seem big enough inside for lots of stands and animal pens as well as show rings. Will look froward to seeing their floor area - might be on website - will have a look after taking dogs out. TTFN

I can't go but I think someone told me they have a car boot sale tomorrow if anyone fancies a nosey
Couldn't resist a quick look at teh website - it's HUGE!!!!

I haven't even seen a 10th of it at dog shows!

http://www.lawrie-and-symington.com/events-lanark/